The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-10
Bro Foor EDS nAxaINe.
II was Highly Credltabie to All Corceruea
and Knocked fine CITY silly.
From ne Kdniai Cifv Hmts

suon n Wyoming Ts,rsoTty sy way saSs n
one one and was icng regarded ,as, the most sur;
prisingiy unique affair which had ever claimed
the attention Of the then rough people Of the
The lynehihe Of q man would have been 70;
| garded as a. very ordinary affair and would
tod dog light or suicide. but the Idea, Of q
man committing murder, Peing arTes,e y,;- ~,
detsd tried cSnyistsd and h os 90 ne hsb
itants II that frontier town on this occasion sion
hs Es% foot Ed and dnq So e IL
Stances attending tho crime Tor Which ho was
so oddly ,rooped into eternity were NJ near as
placer elnim poar Hahns Peak. ana Ind taken n
TsH Elm a9 70 as 70 Ss smsas
| Journey OF life very comfortably. Ho resolved
70 asss fn bs w dast h sn end pcr IN
across the mountains Tor the nearest stage
Zig foot Ed had assisted tho minor in all his
preparaiions for tho Journey, and his Soyeton us
sowa aiG away tssyNH IN baeksRn ass resolved
| TO secure the dust, and after Van Vliet had
! taken tho tortuous trail over tho range THO
bury desperate went by a shorter cut and
planted Himself bohind 9 large rock by which
tho miner must pass. When the latter reached
your hanIsw and saw. u brace OF heavy re-
yolvers looking In his lace with cold. grim.
and and instead OF stabbing the atmosphere ovor;
head with trembling hands, az many would
| havo done. he made a grab Tor mis- own o pistol,
loud report, and he ioll dead on the trail; The
murderer hid the body Of his victim In the
cached the remainder, turned the horse loose,
and returned to the camp.
bands M the Tgsnce nee yonns
man who was hunting in the mountains Wit.
messed the murder from u place OF concealmentt
Eds arrest speedily followed. Judge Lynch
was soon In his terrible seat, and tho culprlt
was arraigned for trial at what the r9nghs used Sec,
percentage was in favor Of the bank" When
hsn sse s4ssy HaEy " ssa to begin Tom
Most honorable ledge and fellow citizens:
1t isn't meas q buck agin the wishes O. the
structed cheek to even hint Mt anything that
| d turn tho tide. o. impromptu low from rs
s souri, but have ave an dee Marx YOU yer
| Honor. I have an idee. ! have the interests O.
this town at heart. fur have property var,
md the fellow Christians as hold interests var
'it "We MI know that Pine City has bin
bu'kin'. ag'in our prosperity. for, months, an,
cvery time she mnkes u point she crows III
te yss S h hsy
man over thar, last week-hung him 'cordin'
70 tho law an, the profits arer q regias tris!
an feller citizens. the Pine gang has bin 2
sr tan siv Esy aas to as a's sSs
| Christian sperrit O. their, acts their trans;
mogrihcation from border Ignorance nm m
say We are So. fur behind IA the race that we
ious hoois Now, I jost want ter suggest. yer
Honor; that We can't afford to let Pine City oc .;
the SRs srs On tSp the a%nSh
sonale haTaeteEs iur rsestitade an npTishteous;;
prepriate ceremonies. an amid oil the pomp
u rRe TI dsa was so new . one. and Ed was. by
unanimous vote held to await the re-. nction Of
the Strand Jury: This action met With the I I'm,
stimson, the storekoeper, who boosted of hav
ing q son teaching school in Iowa, remarkins
provablrness III this day an, ginerution than
| Illegal illegality could ever be-" and, too he
eRSssa ns sRSa
able Jedgo an sorter weld his affection to the
i shall not enter into the details Of the trial.
solemnity to be hanged by the neck until dead.
Judge over err permitted to Come from his lips.
Ia III pr ese
ing Ct The day set for the execution tho
posis te scaos pn WITH
flowers by the girls, an they've tied red. white,
practisfn' on it nova song that begins:
"Adoo, adoo, vain world aaoo,
~ .eea ri # e! 81. !s ss sa FS%ia
AGE %Sss ps5dp3f,s .s 3. rs RS.sn camp
TSe m II a @ the fsx gods mus S grind
1T gar writ by John Stimson. the store.
EfePer eors " his decnin te
YOU you, Ed. you'd o o5 be BE- proud man to git
II am. Sam, an I'm goin' to do my Lowell best
to make myself worthy o'the occnsion an make
mats ne Gr r he SSs SIX Rt sS
o OF In rea rened pH style ~ rn his Jaw
f Fhey a i d. III i r ths $tstss
Psy pfeacher W. begsed Tx Ike one it.
f9r he Looks like paTs son you know 5q ,h ne
do anything in reason to add to the 10y O. tho
family back in the States, an he didn't per:
ss IS so MA hIsyh Is sfas. An he was right too
--I"Course he was. wouldn't do 1t, myself;
SUBS funeral ii % fust rate fur the first
hLle
banks OF tho creek. 1t was. rs the Sheriff told
the condemned, tastefully, decorated with wild
flowers, pine boughs, and ribbons, and pre-
sented u very handsome and attractive appear
ance; In the centre, Of the cross bSam. from
which tho rope dangled was wreath Of cedars
encircling the sentiment:
Fairwel. fairwell our bruther dore.
Thi loss will leve US oanly heer.
The floor OF the scaffold was strewn with
freshly cut grass, and two framed chromos
borrowed from the Clipper saloon hung on the
upright posts. Nothing that would enhance
the beauty OF the scene or contribute to the
pleasure Of the ,condemned seemed to have
been overlooked. 1t was a gala day In the
little mountain town. At an, carly hour the in
habitants were astir. and the coming enter
tainment was the ono theme OF conversation.
The mon put on their best clothes, and the
| girls. the inevitable adjunct to every mining
camp, arrayed their frGiI forms In ali their
fnery In honor OF the great occasion. Big Foot
his journey along the mystic trail which con-
| nected this world and the mysterious realms
, beyond wero drunk in bumpers Of fiery LIQUOR.
An hour before tho time set for the exercises
| to begin the people began to flock to the spot
| whArh the CuyIy decorated 0nllOw9 stood TIA